The Wolf Tree
The gripping unputdownable debut crime thriller of the year, perfect for fans of Dervla McTiernan, Ann Cleeves and Hayley Scrivenor
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4.1 • 178 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island ... where outsiders are not welcome.
'There's always someone whispering about something.'
On a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community is grieving. Eighteen-year-old Alan Ferguson was found at the foot of the lighthouse - an apparent suicide.
DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate. A raging storm keeps them trapped on the island for five days. And the locals don't take kindly to mainlanders.
As George and Richie question the island's inhabitants, they discover a village filled with superstition and shrouded in secrets.
But someone wants those secrets to stay buried. At any cost.
'Absorbing, unsettling and deeply accomplished' Dervla McTiernan
'Smart, deliciously creepy and simply pitch-perfect - I tore through this spectacular debut!' Hayley Scrivenor
'An impressive crime debut dripping with atmosphere and threat, Laura McCluskey's The Wolf Tree will take you to a chilling cliff edge of suspense, then hold you there until the very last page' Hannah Richell
'An exciting new voice in crime fiction' Pip Drysdale
'Cold Atlantic noir. An eerie debut' Matthew Spencer, author of Black River
'McCluskey is masterful at building suspense' Kirkus
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Inspired by a real-life mystery about vanished lighthouse keepers on a small Scottish isle, Melbourne author Laura McCluskey’s debut novel takes place on a fictionalised version of the island called Eilean Eadar. With a violent storm keeping everyone stuck there for nearly a week, it’s the perfect setting for a locked-room mystery. McCluskey brings literary finesse to her sharply drawn tale of desperation and deception, which sees a pair of visiting DIs try to solve an apparent suicide while the locals refuse to offer much assistance. Dripping with eerie suspense, The Wolf Tree adds gothic and noir undertones to the traditional procedural approach. As readers immerse themselves in the tight-knit harbour village at the centre of this windswept island, they’ll be drawn into layer upon layer of secrets that do not wish to be revealed.
Customer Reviews
The Wolf Tree
Solid read, atmospheric & eerie. Solid debut where the church dominates the lives on this fictional Outer Hebrides Island. Fans of Peter May should give this a try.